Jorge Chacón Mora

Founding Partner CJA Abogados - Arbitration

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Graduated in Law from the University of Costa Rica and incorporated to the Bar Association since 1980

Public notary

Master in Business Administration and graduate of the Executive Program “Legal Issues of International Business” by Georgetown University Law Center and INCAE Businnes School

Arbitrator and Conciliator assigned to the Ministry of Justice of Costa Rica since 2001 and an active member of various Arbitration Centers in Costa Rica, including the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, the Conflict Resolution Center of the Federated College of Engineers and Architects, the Rac of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Costa Rica and Center for Resolution of Conflicts in Property Matters

Member of the RAC Commission of the Costa Rican Bar Association between 2012 and 2014 and member of the list of eligible arbitrators for International Trade Agreements Ratified by Costa Rica, which is carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX)

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Civil and Commercial Court of Arbitration of Madrid (CAM)

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC)

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Business Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CEDCA- Venezuela)

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Caracas (CACC)

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Inter-American Commission of Commercial Arbitration CICA
Member of the list of Arbitrators of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce and Industries

Member of the Board of Directors of the San José Chapter of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce based in Paris) and President of its International Arbitration Commission

Founding member and President of the Spanish Arbitration Club Costa Rican Chapter

Full Member of the American Association of Private International Law

Member of the ICC Latin American Arbitration Group

Founding member of the Central American and Caribbean Arbitration Group and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founding partner of the firm CJA Abogados
Trial Lawyer, Notary and Consultant for various companies and Banking entities, both national and foreign, especially in the field of Commercial Law, with emphasis on Portfolio management and granting and constitution of Guarantees, structuring, planning and development of commercial contracts in areas such as marketing, distribution and transportation of goods, mergers and acquisitions of companies

Coordinates since 1995, various collection procedures for national and foreign companies in the Central American area, Panama, the Caribbean and South America.

He has participated in various arbitration processes, both in equity and in law, in his capacity as arbitrator or party lawyer, likewise, he has taught and directed numerous workshops and seminars for private companies and a national forum in fields such as collection management, credit policies, guarantee instruments, arbitration and mediation